I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.

Series: Chicago Players #1
Published by Kate Meader LLC on July 15, 2025
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My dad's teammate needs a nanny and I need a job. Sounds perfect, right? Except for my massive crush on him ... the one he knows all about.
Lars
I just found out I’m a dad.
My one-night stand dropped a baby bombshell in my local bar where I was celebrating my team’s win. Then she fled, leaving me holding my new daughter.
Thank God for Adeline. The daughter of my teammate and closest friend on the Chicago Rebels, she practically raised her little sister and knows exactly how to deal with this situation. I need a nanny; she needs a job. Problem sorted, right?
Not so fast …
Adeline
I think you’re the sexiest guy alive.
That’s what Lars Nyquist overheard me say while recounting my embarrassing crush on him. Yeah, that Lars Nyquist. Defenseman for the Chicago Rebels. Owner of the thickest thighs in the league. More than a decade my senior. Oh, and my dad’s teammate.
My only option? Leave the country, of course. Luckily, I’d already planned a round-the-world trip with my bestie and by the time I returned to Chicago a year later, I expected my blunder would be long forgotten. Shows what I know. Now I’m lying awake in the bedroom next to his while playing nanny to his surprise little girl. But I can ignore this stupid infatuation. I have to. Even though the sight of Lars learning to be a dad leaves me breathless and takes that crush to a whole other level.
One that has the potential to break my sorry little heart …
There’s nothing quite like seeing an old fan favorite in a different setting! Kate Meader stole many a reader’s heart when Theo Kershaw walked onto the pages of her previous hockey series. He’s fun, he’s over the top and he’s genuinely a good guy. This book kicks off a brand new Chicago Players spin-off series and Theo’s daughter Adeline is the heroine! We get to see how life played out for Theo, his wife Elle and their kiddos and even good ol’ Aurora! I loved every single minute of it!
Lars was befriended by Theo and brought into the family fold as his teammate and best friend. Now he’s making waves by becoming an instant dad … and having chemistry with Theo’s daughter, the temporary nanny. Uh oh!
Great character connections, lots of emotional turmoil and drama to sift through and so much steamy goodness! I highly recommend this book to hockey fans!